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Your pigeons may be called "Racing Homers", and all pigeons will "home", but the Species of pigeon that was a wild native pigeon of North America named Homing Pigeon was hunted to extiction by the early 20th century. That's why I specified "TRUE Homing Pigeons". The ones that are wild and kept domestically I've heard referred to as "Rats with Feathers".Edit: OOPS! My Bad--on thinking about it, the extinct species was called the Passenger Pigeon. I still stand by my opinion that any pigeon except Mourning Doves falls into the Starling category, especially those recent escapees called Eurasian Collared Doves. Many dog trainers raise the common pigeons to use for bird dog training, and they are excellent for that purpose. When they go wild, they seek out barns, bridges, underpasses, etc. for nesting colonies. Years ago, my grandmother became enamored with pure white pigeons, and acquired a pair and put them up in the henhouse. She soon found out how quickly they multiply, and a pair of white pigeons does not reliably pass on the white color gene. before long, the farm was overrun with pigeons of every color phase imaginable. The love affair ended abruptly, and I can't recall what became of the birds. One of my bird books says pigeons have been associated with humans for thousands of years, so their progeny is no doubt living around there someplace.
Quote from: Heredoggydoggy on June 16, 2012, 08:39:56 PMYour pigeons may be called "Racing Homers", and all pigeons will "home", but the Species of pigeon that was a wild native pigeon of North America named Homing Pigeon was hunted to extiction by the early 20th century. That's why I specified "TRUE Homing Pigeons". The ones that are wild and kept domestically I've heard referred to as "Rats with Feathers".Edit: OOPS! My Bad--on thinking about it, the extinct species was called the Passenger Pigeon. I still stand by my opinion that any pigeon except Mourning Doves falls into the Starling category, especially those recent escapees called Eurasian Collared Doves. Many dog trainers raise the common pigeons to use for bird dog training, and they are excellent for that purpose. When they go wild, they seek out barns, bridges, underpasses, etc. for nesting colonies. Years ago, my grandmother became enamored with pure white pigeons, and acquired a pair and put them up in the henhouse. She soon found out how quickly they multiply, and a pair of white pigeons does not reliably pass on the white color gene. before long, the farm was overrun with pigeons of every color phase imaginable. The love affair ended abruptly, and I can't recall what became of the birds. One of my bird books says pigeons have been associated with humans for thousands of years, so their progeny is no doubt living around there someplace.Not true. The Bandtail pigeon would not fall under a "Starling category" and I am pretty sure that WDFW don't think so since they have a hunting season.
Never seen a Bandtail Pigeon. I don't think they exist. I'm surprised Washington doesn't have a Sasquatch Season, too!
Quote from: wildweeds on June 17, 2012, 07:42:01 AMGSP would be the cross I would think is most likely. Her facial features look just like a friend's GSP.
GSP would be the cross I would think is most likely.
Quote from: Heredoggydoggy on June 17, 2012, 10:59:31 AMQuote from: wildweeds on June 17, 2012, 07:42:01 AMGSP would be the cross I would think is most likely. Her facial features look just like a friend's GSP. Might be an interesting cross, will she retrieve from the water?
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Quote from: Heredoggydoggy on June 18, 2012, 08:45:20 AMNever seen a Bandtail Pigeon. I don't think they exist. I'm surprised Washington doesn't have a Sasquatch Season, too! Are you serious? You must not get out in the woods much. I just saw some the other day. Always see a lot more in August and September. Definitely not as many as there used to be though.
Quote from: bobcat on June 18, 2012, 09:18:51 AMQuote from: Heredoggydoggy on June 18, 2012, 08:45:20 AMNever seen a Bandtail Pigeon. I don't think they exist. I'm surprised Washington doesn't have a Sasquatch Season, too! Are you serious? You must not get out in the woods much. I just saw some the other day. Always see a lot more in August and September. Definitely not as many as there used to be though.No, now that I'm closing in on 70, I don't get out in the woods much. Even when I did, I never saw Bandtails. These days I see lots of pigeons around the neighborhood, and they are all the invasive Eurasian Collards and Rock Doves. The ones that get away avoid my yard like the plague for some reason!
You talking Mourning Doves, or Bandtails? I hunted Mourning Doves from the late '60s into the early '90s. It used to be a tradition for 3 of us to stake out a watering hole with our dogs every September 1st right at sundown, and for 20 minutes we couldn't load the shotguns fast enough. Now we are old, and our dogs are dead, and we don't go any more. It's no fun without a dog anyway.
Quote from: Heredoggydoggy on June 18, 2012, 08:14:56 PMYou talking Mourning Doves, or Bandtails? I hunted Mourning Doves from the late '60s into the early '90s. It used to be a tradition for 3 of us to stake out a watering hole with our dogs every September 1st right at sundown, and for 20 minutes we couldn't load the shotguns fast enough. Now we are old, and our dogs are dead, and we don't go any more. It's no fun without a dog anyway.Bandtails. Now I just looked at your profile and see you're from Wenatchee. If you have always hunted on the eastside, it would make sense that you haven't seen any bandtails. They're in western Washington, mainly. I did see one just a few miles of west of Cle Elum once. But I think that's about as far east as they go.
